Psychology Test 11/17

Question 1

when we first develop and demonstrate the conditioned response

Answer 1

acquisition

Question 2

an example of aquisition

Answer 2

the first time a dog drools to only the ringing of the bell

Question 3

learning through instinctual association (no conscious decisions)

Answer 3

classical conditioning

Question 4

the natural response

Answer 4

unconditioned response

Question 5

what made the subject have a natural response

Answer 5

unconditioned stimuli

Question 6

the thing that gets no response

Answer 6

neutral stimulus

Question 7

combining the unconditioned stimulus with the neutral stimulus so there is an unconditioned response

Answer 7

during conditioning

Question 8

the neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus which causes there to be a conditioned response

Answer 8

after conditioning

Question 9

when we spread the conditioned stimulus to also demonstrate the conditioned response for separate, but similar stimuli

Answer 9

generalization

Question 10

an example of generalization

Answer 10

the dogs drooling at wind chimes outside after conditioning

Question 11

when we are able to differentiate between the conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli

Answer 11

discrimination

Question 12

an example of discrimination

Answer 12

the dogs knowing the difference between the high pitched bell and the doorbell, so they do not drool at the doorbell

Question 13

when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus so that the conditioned response stops

Answer 13

extinction

Question 14

an example of extinction

Answer 14

if Pavlov were to ring the bell a lot over time but never gives the dog food, so the dog stops drooling at the bell

Question 15

when you pick up a response later on that was thought to be extinct

Answer 15

spontaneous recovery

Question 16

a type of treatment/medicine to get someone to stop doing something physically, but it doesn’t stop it mentally

Answer 16

aversion conditioning/therapy

Question 17

an example of aversion therapy

Answer 17

a type of medicine was given to alcoholics so whenever they smelled/consumed alcohol, their body would throw everything up, but their addiction mentally never went away

Question 18

how prepared are you to build an association biologically

Answer 18

biological preparedness

Question 19

learning through punishments/rewards

Answer 19

operant conditioning

Question 20

an example of operant conditioning

Answer 20

the “skinner box” that rewarded mice whenever they pulled a lever and shocked them when they didn’t, so Skinner hoped that the mouse would keep pulling the lever for the reward and to avoid the shock

Question 21

increasing the rate that the behavior occurs

Answer 21

reinforcing

Question 22

decreasing the rate that the behavior occurs

Answer 22

punishing

Question 23

adding something to increase the behavior

Answer 23

positive reinforcement

Question 24

taking away something to increase behavior

Answer 24

negative reinforcement

Question 25

adding something to decrease behavior

Answer 25

positive punishment

Question 26

taking away something to decrease behavior

Answer 26

negative punishment

Question 27

the best way to increase or decrease the rate of behavior

Answer 27

immediate reinforcement/punishment

Question 28

learning through observation

Answer 28

social learning

Question 29

an example of social learning

Answer 29

someone modeled a behavior in front of a kid by beating a doll across the room, and after putting the kid in the same room with the doll afterwards, the kid beat the doll almost the exact way the model did

Question 30

learning to “self-regulate”

Answer 30

Bio-feedback

Question 31

an example of bio-feedback

Answer 31

if your heart rate increases, then you would take deep breaths to calm your heart down